CVE-2020-8988 describes a vulnerability in the Voatz Android application (version 2020-01-01) where a limited PIN space (100 million possibilities) enables offline brute-force attacks. An attacker with root access to a device could copy the local database and then efficiently discover login credentials and voting history. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability has a high confidentiality impact and requires high attack complexity, as it necessitates initial root access to the device. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2020-01-01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:voatz:voatz:2020-01-01:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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